Flyswat
Adware.Flyswat is an Adware program that creates links from keywords on Web pages as they are viewed with Internet Explorer. It works as a Browser Helper Object. This adware program must be manually installed. However, there are several known programs
that have Adware.Flyswat within them, and that install it as the program itself is installed.0
General information:
Malware Name: |
Flyswat |
Malware Type: |
Adware |
Company Name: |
Flyswat |
Company URL: |
http://www.flyswat.com/
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Threat Level: |
Low Risk |
Operating System: |
WIN XP |
Installation Type: |
Installed through EXE |
Operation: |
Time of After Installation |
Company Description:
Flyswat scanned the text on a page and created links called flycons which highlighted select keywords on a page. It performed this function with a DHTML layer overlayed within the browser end and placed links to other sites on that layer. Clicking
on a flycon activated a pop-up menu containing information links and/or ad links. These links could link to anything including competitor Web sites. It was reported that Flycons could even hijack existing site navigation links which would inevitably
take a visitor to some other site even if the surfer didn't intend to leave the siteùfrustrating for the user and the site owner.
Spyware Description:
Adware.Flyswat is an Adware program that creates links from keywords on Web pages as they are viewed with Internet Explorer. It works as a Browser Helper Object. This adware program must be manually installed. However, there are several known programs
that have Adware.Flyswat within them, and that install it as the program itself is installed.0
Characteristics/Symptoms:
-> Displays third-party advertising on the computer -> Tracks browsing habits -> Degrade the performance and stability of the computer. -> Bundled with other adware 0
Additional information might be found here:
Processes Running:
flydesk.exe
File information Created after Installation:
File Location |
Size (Bytes) |
Type |
C:\Program Files\Flyswat\Flylib.dll |
241664 |
Application Extension |
C:\Program Files\Flyswat\flydesk.dll |
45056 |
Application Extension |
C:\Program Files\Flyswat\fssetup.dll |
114688 |
Application Extension |
Folder information Created after Installation:
Folder Location |
C:\Program Files\Flyswat |
Registry information Created after Installation:
Main Registry Key |
Sub Registry Key |
Key Value Name |
HKEY_CURRENT_USER |
\Software\Flyswat\Plugin |
AutoShowTB |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Flyswat\Plugin |
InstallDir |
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE |
\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Flyswat |
UninstallString |